Peyton Watson Clippers trade talks stalled

    by Yutaofficial: Peyton Watson

    The Clippers are stuck in limbo on any Peyton Watson sign-and-trade because the Kawhi Leonard investigation has their cap situation frozen. Brett Siegel laid it out on Clutch Scoops: LA has been one of the main teams in the mix for Watson, but they can’t do a thing until they find out if Leonard’s contract could get voided or if he’s still on the roster.

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    Clutch sports and Peyton Watson. They're in a holding pattern, not just because of vacations, but also because they're waiting to see what these teams are going to do. I mean, one of the teams that has been at the forefront of these sign and trade conversations for Peyton Watson, the Los Angeles Clippers, they can't really do anything because of the Kawhi Leonard investigation, their cap figures and everything there is being held up from that investigation until they know, Hey, could Kawhi even be on our roster? Is he going to have his contract voided? It's still a potential option that could come from this investigation. We'll touch on that a little bit later, but that's where the Clippers are in this